Michael Pittman is a career quality starter — a running back whose body of work places Pittman in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Pittman's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Rushing | Receiving | Passing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | TD% | Int% | Y/A | AdjY/A | TD:INT | Rate | Sk | |||||
| 1999 | 24 | ARI | 10 | — | 63 | 287 | 2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 11 | 17.5 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 196 | 0 | 59.3% | 12.3 | 7.3 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | ARI | 16 | — | 180 | 699 | 4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 35 | 19.4 | 1 | 90 | 72 | 576 | 2 | 80.0% | 8.0 | 6.4 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 26 | ARI | 15 | — | 241 | 846 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 42 | 17.4 | 2 | 66 | 42 | 264 | 0 | 63.6% | 6.3 | 4.0 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 27 | TB | 16 | — | 204 | 718 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 36 | 17.6 | 2 | 86 | 59 | 477 | 0 | 68.6% | 8.1 | 5.5 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 28 | TB | 16 | — | 187 | 751 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 37 | 19.8 | 0 | 75 | 75 | 591 | 2 | 100.0% | 7.9 | 7.9 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 29 | TB | 13 | — | 219 | 926 | 7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 41 | 18.7 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 391 | 3 | 100.0% | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 30 | TB | 15 | — | 70 | 436 | 1 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 10 | 14.3 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 300 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | 31 | TB | 16 | — | 50 | 245 | 1 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 12 | 24.0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 405 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.6 | 8.6 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 32 | TB | 10 | — | 69 | 288 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 13 | 18.8 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 191 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 33 | DEN | 8 | — | 76 | 321 | 4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 25 | 32.9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 112 | 0 | 100.0% | 11.2 | 11.2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 135 | — | 1,359 | 5,517 | 25 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 262 | 19.3 | 11 | 504 | 424 | 3,503 | 8 | 84.1% | 8.3 | 7.0 | — | 126 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | — | 118.8 | 0 | |
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108 career value over replacement — #1021 all-time of 4,666. 10.8/season above a replacement-level RB.
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Pick #95 (Rd 4) · ARI · 1998 · +26.5 vs expected KV-H
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1998: these seasons predate StatVault's committed NFL season-grid source (1999+), so they are recorded as a known gap rather than shown as zero.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | ARI | 10 | — | 63 | 287 | 2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 11 | 17.5 | 1 |
| 2000 | 25 | ARI | 16 | — | 180 | 699 | 4 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 35 | 19.4 | 1 |
| 2001 | 26 | ARI | 15 | — | 241 | 846 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 42 | 17.4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 27 | TB | 16 | — | 204 | 718 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 36 | 17.6 | 2 |
| 2003 | 28 | TB | 16 | — | 187 | 751 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 37 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 29 | TB | 13 | — | 219 | 926 | 7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 41 | 18.7 | 5 |
| 2005 | 30 | TB | 15 | — | 70 | 436 | 1 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 10 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 31 | TB | 16 | — | 50 | 245 | 1 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 12 | 24.0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | TB | 10 | — | 69 | 288 | 0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 13 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 33 | DEN | 8 | — | 76 | 321 | 4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 25 | 32.9 | 0 |
| Career | 135 | 1,359 | 5,517 | 25 | 4.1 | — | 262 | — | 11 |
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24 | ARI | 10 | — | 27 | 16 | 196 | 0 | 59.3% | 12.3 | 7.3 | — | 8 |
| 2000 | 25 | ARI | 16 | — | 90 | 72 | 576 | 2 | 80.0% | 8.0 | 6.4 | — | 17 |
| 2001 | 26 | ARI | 15 | — | 66 | 42 | 264 | 0 | 63.6% | 6.3 | 4.0 | — | 10 |
| 2002 | 27 | TB | 16 | — | 86 | 59 | 477 | 0 | 68.6% | 8.1 | 5.5 | — | 18 |
| 2003 | 28 | TB | 16 | — | 75 | 75 | 591 | 2 | 100.0% | 7.9 | 7.9 | — | 21 |
| 2004 | 29 | TB | 13 | — | 41 | 41 | 391 | 3 | 100.0% | 9.5 | 9.5 | — | 12 |
| 2005 | 30 | TB | 15 | — | 36 | 36 | 300 | 1 | 100.0% | 8.3 | 8.3 | — | 14 |
| 2006 | 31 | TB | 16 | — | 47 | 47 | 405 | 0 | 100.0% | 8.6 | 8.6 | — | 15 |
| 2007 | 32 | TB | 10 | — | 26 | 26 | 191 | 0 | 100.0% | 7.3 | 7.3 | — | 10 |
| 2008 | 33 | DEN | 8 | — | 10 | 10 | 112 | 0 | 100.0% | 11.2 | 11.2 | — | 1 |
| Career | 135 | 504 | 424 | 3,503 | 8 | 84.1% | 8.3 | 7.0 | — | 126 |
| Wk | Opp | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | HOU | 8 | 4 | 31 | — |
| W2 | GB | 7 | 3 | 21 | — |
| W3 | CHI | 5 | 4 | 36 | — |
| W4 | PIT | 9 | 6 | 113 | — |
| W5 | JAX | 8 | 5 | 37 | 1 |
| W6 | TEN | 5 | 3 | 35 | 1 |
| W7 | MIA | 5 | 3 | 63 | — |
| W8 | HOU | 6 | 1 | 16 | — |
| W9 | MIN | 4 | 1 | 14 | — |
| W11 | NYJ | 8 | 5 | 46 | — |
| W12 | DET | 7 | 6 | 96 | — |
| W13 | NE | 7 | 5 | 42 | — |
| W15 | DEN | 9 | 6 | 58 | — |
| W16 | TEN | 3 | 2 | 19 | — |
| W17 | NYG | 10 | 9 | 109 | 1 |
| W18 | JAX | 10 | 6 | 72 | — |
Source: nflverse (CC-BY 4.0) · 2016–present · 16 games
Folded from the per-game logs on file. Home/away, result, month and division come from the NFL schedule feed; where a game has no schedule row those dimensions leave it out rather than guess, and the count is shown.
| Home / Away | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 40 | 3 | 5 | 289 | 194 | 2262 | 9 | 282.7 |
| Away | 39 | 9 | 106 | 319 | 216 | 2298 | 9 | 294.4 |
| Wins / Losses | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 39 | 7 | 65 | 278 | 203 | 2307 | 5 | 267.2 |
| Losses | 39 | 5 | 46 | 317 | 198 | 2132 | 12 | 291.8 |
| Ties | 1 | — |
| Regular season / Postseason | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 78 | 11 | 100 | 598 | 405 | 4470 | 18 | 567 |
| Postseason | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 90 | — | 10.1 |
| By opponent | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs ARI | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 82 | — | 8.5 |
| vs BAL | 3 | — | — | 25 | 19 | 222 | 1 | 28.2 |
| vs BUF | 2 | 1 |
| By month | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 39 | 416 | 3 | 62.9 |
| September | 15 | 1 | 5 | 125 | 85 | 917 | 2 | 104.2 |
| October | 19 | 1 |
| Division games | G | Rush | Rush Yds | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | FPts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | 29 | 7 | 64 | 234 | 156 | 1680 | 9 | 228.4 |
| Non-division | 50 | 5 | 47 | 374 | 254 | 2880 | 9 | 348.7 |
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 10 scored seasons.
Blend 64.4 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)
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| 9 |
| 121 |
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| 18.1 |
| 11 |
| 15 |
| 7 |
| 113 |
| — |
| 12.4 |
| vs CAR | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 64 | — | 6.4 |
| vs CHI | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 36 | — | 3.6 |
| vs CIN | 1 | — | — | 11 | 8 | 95 | — | 11.5 |
| vs CLE | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 83 | 1 | 14.3 |
| vs DAL | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 16 | — | 1.6 |
| vs DEN | 2 | — | — | 17 | 11 | 117 | — | 9.7 |
| vs DET | 2 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 102 | — | 10.2 |
| vs GB | 2 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 87 | 1 | 14.7 |
| vs HOU | 10 | 4 | 36 | 69 | 45 | 475 | 2 | 63.1 |
| vs JAX | 9 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 56 | 622 | 3 | 82.4 |
| vs KC | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 72 | — | 7.2 |
| vs LA | 2 | — | — | 17 | 9 | 138 | — | 15.8 |
| vs LAC | 1 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 39 | — | 3.9 |
| vs LV | 4 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 188 | — | 19.1 |
| vs MIA | 2 | — | — | 13 | 9 | 122 | — | 12.2 |
| vs MIN | 3 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 111 | — | 14.1 |
| vs NE | 4 | — | — | 30 | 17 | 155 | — | 15.5 |
| vs NO | 1 | — | — | 13 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| vs NYG | 2 | — | — | 18 | 15 | 150 | 2 | 27 |
| vs NYJ | 3 | — | — | 18 | 13 | 136 | 1 | 19.6 |
| vs PHI | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 75 | — | 7.5 |
| vs PIT | 4 | — | — | 31 | 20 | 290 | 1 | 35 |
| vs SEA | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 29 | — | 2.9 |
| vs SF | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 105 | 1 | 16.5 |
| vs TB | 2 | — | — | 23 | 14 | 160 | — | 16 |
| vs TEN | 10 | 2 | 26 | 90 | 55 | 583 | 4 | 82.9 |
| vs WAS | 1 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 53 | — | 5.3 |
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| 99 |
| 1159 |
| 8 |
| 164.2 |
| November | 19 | 1 | 21 | 139 | 94 | 1090 | 3 | 129.1 |
| December | 18 | 6 | 69 | 137 | 93 | 978 | 2 | 116.7 |